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Catherine Thompson

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Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.

A former staffer for the Republicans on the House Select Committee on Benghazi alleged that he was unlawfully fired in part because he resisted focusing his investigative efforts on Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, The New York Times and CNN reported Saturday.

An enthusiastic Hispanic supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump briefly suggested Friday that the real estate mogul's campaign reached out to her before she appeared onstage at a Las Vegas rally where Trump swore he'd never met her before.

Hours before House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) abruptly announced Thursday that he was dropping out of the race for House speaker, a GOP donor reportedly confronted him in an email about an alleged affair with a congressional colleague.

So a Democratic congressman on Thursday thought he'd open up the race to members of the public after House Majority Leader and speaker-apparent Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) dropped out of the running and sent the Republican conference spiraling into chaos.

Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) speculated Thursday that someone from his home state could step up to fill the void left by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) abrupt departure from the race for speaker.